SOLUTION: two cyclists, 90 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. one cycles twice as fast as the other. If they meet 2 hour later, at what average speed is each cycli

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Question 467539: two cyclists, 90 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. one cycles twice as fast as the other. If they meet 2 hour later, at what average speed is each cyclist traveling?
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two cyclists, 90 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. one cycles twice as fast as the other. If they meet 2 hour later, at what average speed is each cyclist traveling?
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Their average speed is 45 mph
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Equation:
x + 2x = 45 mph
3x = 45
x = 15 (one of the cyclists averages 15 mph)
2x = 30 mph (the other cyclists averages 30 mph)
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Cheers,
Stan H.